A UK government scheme to compensate “Windrush scandal” victims is failing and violating their right to an effective remedy for human rights abuses they suffered at the hands of the Home Office. The Windrush generation that has lived in the UK for decades have had to meet impossible requirements in recent years to prove their residency rights, causing life-altering losses.
Dominic Akers-Paul (pictured) has only received a fraction of the £40,000 he is owed after applying in June 2020. His mother applied five months later and is still waiting to hear back .